Organizational Development Specialist, Sr. jobs in New Mexico

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

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• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

Organization 03262, Leadership and Organizational Development, is currently seeking a highly motivated and team-oriented Organizational Development Professional to join their dynamic team!

This organization is a group of passionate professionals that create and implement leadership and organizational development (OD) initiatives across the entire labs.

On any given day, one may be called upon to:

• Coach, manage, and facilitate leadership development learning at all levels of the organization
• Lead assessments of skill levels, knowledge, and training needs, and utilize results to create and facilitate leadership development programs
• Provide input and direction on content design/development; partner on identification of success metrics prior to program implementation and provide post-implementation feedback to ensure continuous improvement
• May partner with other human resources professionals to develop, assess, facilitate, or lead Organizational Development interventions, programs, and processes to support business objectives.
• Supports and participates in strategic initiatives, cross-functional groups, and projects which contributes organizational success
• Stay current on emerging trends and research best practices to ensure development, continuous improvement, and use of innovative solutions in developing leaders and teams
• Measure and assess the effectiveness of programs to ensure return on program investments
• Facilitate other requests as needed

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

$78,000 - $150,000

• Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Organizational Development, Organizational Behavior, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Learning, or a related field; or equivalent experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job
• 10 years experience of Leadership Development and/or Organizational Development in a corporate environment
• 5 years leadership experience leading people and projects
• The ability to acquire and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance

• A Master's degree or PhD in Business, HR, Organizational Development, Organizational Behavior, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or Organizational Learning
• The ability to apply technologies such as e-learning, videos, podcasts, mobile learning, and social learning as appropriate
• An International Coaching Federation (ICF) or Board Certified Coach (BCC) coaching certification
• Demonstrated experience applying assessment tools and results
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Experience supporting large-scale change initiatives and interventions
• The ability to build trust with key customers, influence senior leaders, and build partnerships with teams with competing priorities
• Strong organizational and project management skills; the ability to lead highly visible and complex initiatives without the direct ownership of resources
• The ability to synthesize and distill information into recommendations in a constantly evolving and ambiguous environment
• The ability to think both at the strategic and operational level to develop actionable plans and recommendations
• An active DOE L-level security clearance; or other equivalent active security clearance such as DOD Secret

The Leadership and Organizational Development is responsible for the execution of talent planning, developing, designing, instructing and administering management and leadership training requirements, and developmental needs lab wide. We provide administrative and logistical support to the management and leadership staff in the development and presentation of training programs, workshops, and other activities to meet the educational and developmental needs of the organization. We also provide administrative support of instructional systems design, delivery, and talent planning process to ensure a continuing quality program that meets the needs of the organization.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

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